Tuesday, November 18, 2014

My Children's Place Purchase

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My wife and I recently bought a coat for my son and I thought the process might be helpful for others. If you follow regularly, you won't notice anything much out of the ordinary, but it can be nice to see how it comes together for an everyday purchase.

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It usually works like this in my house. My wife picks out something she wants for herself or one of my son's, sends me a link and then it becomes my job to figure out the best way to buy it.

When I bought it, the full price was $52.46. I could be a sucka and pay $52.46 or I can figure out a way to pay less.

To be fair, I had a $5 Loyalty Coupon, which you can only get from previous purchases so let's assume the price is $5 less or $47.46.

The Discounts

Here is what I look for, in order.

I want to figure out the final price after shipping and taxes. I will usually buy a discounted gift card and I don't want any balance left over so I want a gift card that has slightly less than the final price. In this case, I wasn't able to find one, but I got one for slightly more than the price of the coat and I will keep the balance for a later purchase.

Promo code: ~$9.50

I just Google something like "Children's Place promo code" and see what comes up.

In this scenario, I found a promo code that took 20% off. So the price dropped from $47.46 to $37.97, a savings of around 9.50.

Buying a Discounted Gift Card - ~$5.70

I check Gift Card Granny for the best prices on gift cards. Gift Cards are currently only available in higher denominations ($85 or above), but they are 15% off, the same as when I bought my gift card. 15% off $37.97 is $5.69